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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0067 - Approriation for off-duty peace officer liability
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
employment
Under current law, an annual sum certain appropriation is made to DOA for costs and judgments incurred by the state as a result of any civil or criminal liability or worker's compensation claim that may arise out of an off-duty peace officer arresting a person or providing aid or assistance outside of the officer's territorial jurisdiction, but in the state, if the officer is responding to an emergency, the officer's action would be authorized if done in the officer's jurisdiction, and the officer's action is in compliance with written policies adopted by the officer's supervising agency. This bill converts that appropriation to a sum sufficient to pay those costs and judgments. The bill also requires DOA, after the end of each calendar quarter, to submit a report to JCF detailing all moneys expended or encumbered from that appropriation during that calendar quarter.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.505 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.505 (2) (am) Costs and judgments. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for costs and judgments under s. 175.40 (6m) (c) 1. or 2.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 175.40 (6m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
175.40 (6m) (c) 4. By no later than 30 days after the end of each calender quarter, the department of administration shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance detailing all moneys expended or encumbered from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (am) during that calendar quarter for costs and judgments under subd. 1. or 2.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Binau, BB0311 - Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Other educational and cultural agencies
Under current law, HEAB awards various grants to resident students for higher education, including Wisconsin higher education grants to resident students enrolled at least half time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited, nonprofit public institutions of higher education, i.e., in the UW System or the technical college system, or in tribally controlled colleges in this state; and tuition grants to resident students enrolled at least half time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited, nonprofit post-high school, educational institutions, i.e., private institutions of higher education, in this state.
This bill establishes a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program under which, beginning in the 2011-12 academic year, HEAB is directed to award a grant in an amount based on financial need, as determined by HEAB, to a resident student for no more than the equivalent of ten semesters of undergraduate education and for so long as the student meets acceptable academic standards, if the resident student meets all of the following criteria:
1. The student is enrolled at least half time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state.
2. The student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, the federal adjusted gross income of a parent of the student, as shown on the student's application for student financial assistance, does not exceed the income guidelines prescribed for determining eligibility for reduced-price lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act (185 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the parent's family), or, if the student is an independent student, the student's adjusted gross income does not exceed those income guidelines.
The bill also creates an Office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in DOA that is headed by a director appointed by the secretary of administration.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.01 (6) "Division," "bureau," "section" and "unit" means the subunits of a department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department or independent agency. The office of justice assistance in the department of administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration, and the office of credit unions in the department of financial institutions have the meaning of "division" under this subsection. The office of the long-term care ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term care and the office of educational accountability in the department of public instruction have the meaning of "bureau" under this subsection.
SECTION 2. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.02 (3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the "division". Each division shall be headed by an "administrator". The office of justice assistance in the department of administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration, and the office of credit unions in the department of financial institutions have the meaning of "division" and the executive staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration, the director of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration, and the director of credit unions have the meaning of "administrator" under this subdivision.
SECTION 3. 15.104 of the statutes is created to read:
15.104 Same; offices. (1) OFFICE OF THE WISCONSIN COVENANT SCHOLARS PROGRAM. There is created an office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of administration.
SECTION 4. 20.235 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
20.235 (1) (fm) Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. The amounts in the schedule for Wisconsin covenant scholars grants under s. 39.437.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 5. 39.437 of the statutes is created to read:
39.437 Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
(2) ELIGIBILITY. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant under this section if the student meets all of the following criteria:
1. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state.
2. The student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under 20 USC 1070a, the federal adjusted gross income of a parent of the student, as shown on the student's application for student financial assistance, does not exceed the income guidelines prescribed under 42 USC 1758 (b) for determining eligibility for reduced-price lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769i, or, if the student is an independent student, as defined in 20 USC 1087vv, the federal adjusted gross income of the student, as shown on the student's application for student financial assistance, does not exceed those income guidelines.
(b) 1. The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
2. No student shall be eligible for a grant under this section in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
3. No student who fails to meet acceptable academic standards prescribed by the student's institution of higher education or tribally controlled college shall be or shall remain eligible for a grant under this section.
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANT. The amount of a grant shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board, and shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fm).
(4) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall provide to the board information relating to the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year.
(b) By April 1 of each year, the board shall determine the average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the technical colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state.
(5) RULES. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and any other rules the board considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
SECTION 6. 230.08 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
230.08 (2) (e) 1. Administration -- 13 14.
SECTION 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids Board.
(1) WISCONSIN COVENANT SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
(a) Rules. The higher educational aids board shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 39.437 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 18th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the higher educational aids board may promulgate the rules required under section 39.437 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules submitted under paragraph (a), but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the higher educational aids board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.
SECTION 9322. Initial applicability; Higher Educational Aids Board.
(1) WISCONSIN COVENANT SCHOLARS PROGRAM. The treatment of sections 20.235 (1) (fm) and 39.437 of the statutes first applies to students who enroll in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited, institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state in the 2011-12 academic year.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Steinmetz, BB0016 - Allow department to require all sex offender registrants to pay an annual fee
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, DOC may require a person who must register as a sex offender and who is in DOC custody or on probation, parole, or extended supervision to pay an annual fee. This bill permits DOC to require any person who must register as a sex offender to pay the annual fee.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.410 (1) (gd) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.410 (1) (gd) Sex offender management. The amounts in the schedule for the supervision of persons who are on probation, parole, or extended supervision or who are required to register as sex offenders under s. 301.45. All moneys received from sex offenders under s. 301.45 (10) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SECTION 2. 301.45 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.45 (10) The department may require a person who must register as a sex offender and who is in its custody or on probation, parole, or extended supervision to pay an annual fee to partially offset its costs in monitoring persons who are on probation, parole, or extended supervision or who must register as sex offenders. The department shall establish any such fee by rule, but the fee may not exceed $50.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Jablonsky, BB0021 - Mandated reports; eliminate
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Public assistance
Currently, DHFS must annually report to the legislature concerning compliance by pharmacies and pharmacists that are certified providers of Medical Assistance (MA) with requirements of the Senior Care Program, which provides prescription drug assistance for elderly persons. This bill eliminates this reporting requirement.
Medical Assistance
Currently, DHFS administers several programs under waivers of federal Medicaid laws under which MA recipients who reside in certain institutions or who meet certain levels of care requirements are relocated into their communities and provided home and community-based services and long-term care support services. DHFS must annually report to JCF and the legislature concerning the previous year's impact on state employees of the community integration program for residents of state centers for the developmentally disabled (known as "CIP 1A"). This bill eliminates this reporting requirement.
Currently, DHFS must annually report to the legislature concerning enrollment in and costs of the Badger Care Program. This bill eliminates this reporting requirement.
Children
Currently, DHFS must report annually to JCF on the number of children placed for adoption by DHFS during the previous year and the costs to the state for services relating to the adoptions. This bill eliminates this reporting requirement.
Health
Currently, the Council on Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance must biennially report to the legislature on the registry of infants or children with birth defects in this state. DHFS must make all of the following reports:
